Galley for handling matrices



Sept 25, 1951 v G. l.. cuRLE 2,569,230

GALLEY FOR HANDLING MATRICES Filed Dec. 9, 1946 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 l m`k w i: w y I I m E EL* #e N Y. N Il "WHLW Q I s 'n IN1 a Patented Sept. 2,5, 1951 i UNITED STATES i" AM 'IENT ortica -f l i GALLEY roniziine MATRIoEs- Y' Minn.

Application December 9, 1946, Serial No. I715,061

My present invention relates to improvements in galleys and a novel method of handling and cleaning matrices for Linotype machines and for returning the cleaned matrices to-the machine.

It is well known that matrices for Linotype machines must be periodically cleaned to remove oil, graphite and other foreign matter thereon to prevent their sticking in the magazine of the machine and therewise interfering with their free movements in the machine and the casting of the type. Y One of the objects of this invention is to provide a novel galley for holding matrices upright inrows.

Another object of this invention is to provide a service bar for picking up a' given row of matrices in the galley by their distributor combinations teeth.

A further object of this invention is to provide a pair of heads applicable to the service bar, with the matrices therebetween, for holding the matrices pressed together and using said heads as handles for manipulating the service bar to subject the matrices thereon to the cleaning and buing action of a motor-driven builing wheel.

A still further object of the invention is to provide novel means for holding the matrices on the service bar, while being cleaned, against rela- Y tive movements in the planes thereof, for protecting their casting faces and for relieving the strain on their combinations teeth interlocked with the service bar. v

Another object of this invention is to provide nove1'means for holding the service bar aligned with the distributor bar of the second elevator of a Linotype machine, whereby the cleaned matrices on the service bar may be transferred to said distributor bar by sliding the same from the service bar onto the distributor bar.

Other objects of this invention will be apparent from the following description, reference being had to the drawings.

To the above` end, generally stated,jthe invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter .described and delined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:`

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the invention; .Y

Fig. 2 is a view partly in side. elevation and partly in section taken substantially. on the irregular line 2--2 of Fig. 1; Y

Fig. 3 is a view partly in end elevation and partly in section taken on the irregular line 3-3 of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary viewishowing a service bar as it would appear when connecting the same y to a pair of `heads and matrices in a given row .inthe galley; ,l Y

1o claims. (ci. 27e- 38) Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevational view showing the heads and matrices assembled on the service bar and lifted thereby from the galley and further showing an aligning bar applied to said heads and matrices; Y

v Fig. 6 is a detail view partly in elevation and partly in section taken on the line I-S'of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a right-hand end elevation'of the parts shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary elevational view-showing the service bar coupled to a distributor bar for the second elevator of a Linotype machine;

Fig, 9 is a detail view principally in section taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a modification showing one of the heads equipped with a handle; and

Fig. 1l is a right-hand end elevation ofthe parts shown in Fig. 10.

The numeral I2 indicates a galley in the form of a shallow tray, the bottom member I3 and the two side members I4 thereof being formed of a single sheet of metal. This sheet of metal at the corners, formed by the bottom member I3 and the side members I4, is rolled outwardly to Y thereto.

form channel-like reinforcing beads I5. The-end members I6 of the galley I2 are cast metal tted between the side members I4 and rigidly secured Shims. I'I, in the form of thin metal plates, are interposed between the bottom member I3 and the end members IB. These shims Il are held in place by having their end portions Ymembers I6, are, as shown, sixpairs of aligned seats 2I for removably holding in each pair thereof a thin metal partition strip 22. A pair of aligned wide seats 23 is formed inthe opposing sides of the end members I6 forV holding five `of the partition strips 22 when not in use.'

f their upper faces to the shims Il.

All of the seats 2| and 23 are long and extend completely through the end members IB from The spaces between the rear side member I4 and the rearmost pair of seats 2| and between the other pair of said seats are all of the same width. Formed in the end members I6 between the front side member I4 and the seats I9 is a pair of aligned seats 24 like the seats 2| exceptthat they are slightly wider to removably hold a metal aligning Y bar 25, the longitudinal edges-of which are beveled. The partition strips 22, when placed in the seats 2|, form long narrow channels 246 in the galley I2 for tholding matricesin upright positions. A i

In Figs. 8 and 9 are fragmentarily shown the outer end portion of a distributor bar 21 forfthe second elevator of a Linotype machine. The under side of the distributor bar 21 'Vshap'ed in cross-section and has in yeach facethereof longi-v tudinal grooves 28 for thdldistributor-:combina.

tions teeth y of the matrices :rfwhereby'-isaid matrices are held suspended from the distributor bar 21 by their teeth y. for sliding movement thereon.

The service bar 20 in cross-section is identical with the distributor bar 21 and the grooves there- -inare designated by thenumeral 29. ,This service bar 20 is for picking up, carrying andmanipulatrising arrow offthe matrices .a2-while -it isv being 3; -cleanedn Cleanedrm'atrices a: on the service-ibar 20 may be transferred therefrom to :the distribvutorfbar 21. To'hold the service bar 2'0 aligned ,fwiththe .distributor ba-r 21n whilevtransferrng ---the;matrices :nfl-provide a-coupling 30; This coupling 38, as shown, is aninvertedrchannel member having -at'one of its-iendportionsa pair ofpins 3I; secured to the sides of thecou-pling 36and extending transverselyfthrough -saidgcouf-pling. Thea-coupling 30 -may be detachablyapplied to either :end portion ofytheservice-bar Y.: 20 by sliding-thezsame `endwise thereon to carry the pins 3I into ia deep transverse notch 32 in evrtherespectiv'e end ofthe service bar 28. To connect the service bar 2'8 to the distributorwbar u' 21, 'the coupling 38.fis simplyplaced in ,straddled positionr on. vsaid distributor bargwwhich .auto- :maticallyzaligns' the :grooves 29 in the yservice :lxbar 28 :withr-the grooves 28 in the. distributor bar 21.

' 4 Ihermatricesy :r are applied to theservice'fbar 2l!v by moving said bar Aendwise yrelative towthe {"am'atrices a: to bring the teethv y ofsaidmatrices l..-intofthegrooves 29, whereby thezmatricesf'are :heldfsu'spended fromtthe service bar 20 byf-their 'Y \teeth y.

i Tofholdmatrices .1: on the service bar 26 pressed -f Atogether and toafford convenientmeans for. holding said bar, I mount on each en'dfportion of; the e; yservice bar 20,outwardly ofvv the matrices 3:, a rectangular `head 33'.' This head 33 .has-therein Y .a'passa'geway 35for the'servicebar 2D-and .which passageway 35 has the same'transversecontour 1 as the service bar 2D.

In each side of each-head 33 .isla dovee'tailed V Ychannel 34 in eitherof which'the: aligning bar 25-may be inserted by.- endvvise'sliding movement "s to interlock itslbevelededges with. said groove.

Figs l0 .and 1l vshowlone of .ftheif headsA 33 v:equipped-with .a handle 36 in the formA of an :finverted channel.. rigidly Isecured to. saidfrblock. This type of handle permits the service .'bar 20 to slide endwise therethrough.

Tof-prepare 'the galley I2 toireceive'matrices tov beacleaned; one of the partition strips' 22 vis removed from-the seats 2'3 and'nplaced in the ff-'rearmost pair of seats 2l to formgone, ofi-the -r Achannels 26.` yNext, two of --the heads 33-'1are kplaced inthe channel26, one at-each endttherei l of andagainst vthe end member I6." It isfimj portant to-y notethatf'fthe extreme bottom por- `tions of the passageways 35 Aare kin the same f plane asthe 4upper faces of the endrnembers y IGfand the handles I8.

l V`Matrices n: tope-'cleaned aretplaced ingtthe -Vrearmost channel 26 until it is filled with-said matrices between the two'heads 33t Thisgopera- '2: tionfisfrepeated-until all ofthe channels 26-fare lled with matrices or at least all of the matrices if; t' be c1`eaned"have been' placed the galley I2. To remove one of the rows of matrices :c from i? the galley I2, the service bar 20 is removed from 5y its seats I9 and one end portion of said bar is i placed oni-oneof the handles I8 and end member -.I6, Which-aligns vthe same vertically with the ipassageways 35,and then moved laterally to horiffzontally'alignithe same with the passageway 35. 10 Endwise movement of the service bar 26 will v .v carrythe same through the respective head vand' bring the'teeth y of the matrices :c into the vf'f'groove's '29 and. linally, said service bar will pass through the passageway 35 in the other head 1:51' 33gand onto -the left-hand side member I6' and frhandle I8.f This'endwise movement ofV the service tf'bar 2811nounts the heads 33^thereon and connects nrthematrices v:l: thereto by having'their teeth y Ajinterlocked with` the grooves 29. v :20T MThe serviceA bar 20 is next lifted from the galley I2,whichcarries-with it theheads 33 and the i matrices x," and the aligning bar inserted iffthroughftheA dove-tailed channels34, on one of 11 thefsides of the heads 33. This aligning bar 25 2'5 holds the matrices .r against relative'move- @ments inA the 'fplanes thereof.v It isimportant to note, by'l reference to Fig. 6, that the 4aligning bar 25 extends edgewise between the upper fand yilowerfmatrice*ears a: on the respective-side of V thematrices V:c fandA thereby supports ys'aid `mat- .ff rices' andzrelieves 'the' strain on Ythe* teeth yathat are interlocked with groove 29 in the 'service wbar 20 'and'fholdthe'matrices' a: suspended from :"i'the service bar 20. i' .With -th'ei' matrices :I: held bythe service'bar 'f 2|I- and Ithe aligningbar 25;the operator '-holds .frthe service bar 26 at itsv end portions and at 'f fthe' same time presses the heads 33 toward each other'and f thereby holds the matrices pressed lb'tightly together.

r :The service bar 20 is ne'xtcarried to'a bufng LVrwheelgf'not shown; "and manipulated tosubject frvthematricesf tothe bufng'action of said wheel to clean the'same.

: '.Fmallyi-'the'aligning bar 25 is` removed'rfrom the heads 33 and said heads'removed` from 'the j."'se'rvice bar 20; The coupling 30 is thenapplied tooneiedportion of theV service bar '20 andisaid coupling connected to the distributor bar 215-and 5-0the cleanedl matrices :c transferred to.' said disf I tributor fbar by sliding the' same.

I"The partition strips 22 rest onA the shims I1 and are thereby held out offcontact with the "I:bottoni"-inerriber- I3', to'clear lany' irregularities ence to Fig.v3, it will benoted that the rearside MfSand-"tlie fpartition strip 22 overlaptheupper Sand-*lowermatrix ears 'z and thereby' holdj-the matrices :zi'fagainst edgewise movement inf'the channel 26. Also, the partition strips 2'2fs'pan @fthe dovetailedchannels 34"an'd thereby'hold the f'ifhe'ads 33":aga'ins't lateral movement in the 'channels 26.

One of the principal functions of the'laligning tFrontWhatfhas'vbeensaid, it'will befunderstood that the invention described visvcapabl'e ofm'odirxcationasftodetails of construction and arrangedisclosed. .Y

fWhat".[fclaimA is:

:1;fA galley in the form ofashallow Ytraythaving ra-.therein a channeli-for holding-zuprightmatrices having in their upper ends V-shapedfnotches with combination teeth on the sides thereof, a removable head member in each end of the channel and having a passageway, the lower portion of which is in the form of a V aligned with the V notches in the matrices, and a long single hand-manipulated service bar, the under side of which is V- shaped in cross-section and having in the sides thereof longitudinal grooves, said service bar at either end being insertable into either one of the head members which aligns the grooves in the service bar with the combination teeth in the matrices.

2. A galley in the form of a shallow tray having end members provided with aligned pairs of seats, and removable partitions mounted in the seats and dividing the tray into a plurality of channels for holding matrices provided with distributor combinations teeth in upright positions with the teeth of the matrices in each channel aligned, in combination with a service bar having longitudinal grooves for the distributor combinations teeth, and a pair of heads having passageways for the service bar, said heads adapted to be placed in one of the channels with their passageways aligned and the matrices therebetween, with one of the passageways, when one end portion of the service bar is inserted therein, aligning the grooves in said bar with the distributor combinations teeth.

3. A long single hand-manipulated service bar, the under side of which is V-shaped in crosssection and having in the sides of the V longitudinal grooves constructed and arranged to enter the combinations teeth in the sides of V-shaped notches in the upper end of upright matrices by endwise movement of the bar and hold the matrices suspended from the service bar, and hand held means slidable on each end portion of the service bar for holding the matrices suspended from the service bar pressed together, said service bar having in one end a deep transverse notch, a channel member capping one end portion of the service bar and extending outwardly therefrom for capping a like bar for supporting the respective end of the service bar therefrom with its longitudinal grooves aligned with the longitudinal grooves in said like bar, said channel member having therein a pair of transverse pins arranged to enter the notch in the service bar by relative endwise movements of the service bar and the channel member to detachably attach the channel member to the service bar.

4. The structure defined in claim 3 in which the heads have on each side of the service bar a pair of aligned dove-tailed channels and further including a wide flat bar shiftable from one side of the service bar to the other and slidably mounted in the respective pair of aligned channels for edgewise supporting the matrices when lifted from the supporting means by the heads and the service bar and turned into a horizontal position.

5. A long single hand-manipulated service bar, the under side of which is V-shaped in crosssection and having in the sides of the V longitudinal grooves constructed and arranged to enter the combinations teeth in the sides of V-shaped notches in the upper end of upright matrices by endwise movement of the bar and hold the matrices suspended from the service bar, and hand held means slidable on each end portion of the service bar for holding the matrices suspended from the service bar pressed together, each hand held means being a head member having therein a passageway through which the service bar may be moved endwise with a working fit, said struc- 6 ture further including an outwardly projecting handle on each head member in the form of an inverted channel loosely capping the service bar, said head members having on each side of the service bar aligned dove-tailed channels, and a at bar slidably mounted in the aligned channels on either side of the service bar for transversely aligning matrices suspended from the service bar.

6. The combination with means supporting a row of upright matrices having in their upper end portions aligned V-shaped notches provided in their sides with distributor combinations teeth, of a pair of loose heads on the supporting means with the matrices therebetween, said heads each having a passageway, the lower portion of which is V-shaped and aligned with the V-shaped notches in the matrices, and a service bar, the under side of which is V-shaped in cross-section and having in the sides of the V longitudinal grooves constructed and arranged to enter the distributor combinations teeth on the matrices by sliding the service bar endwise through the heads and the notches in the matrices and attaching the matrices to the service bar, whereby the service bar and attached matrices may be lifted from the supporting means by the two heads.

7. The structure dened in claim 6, further including means for coupling the service bar to a like bar in endwise abutting arrangement with their longitudinal grooves aligned.

8. The structure defined in claim 6, further including means for coupling the service bar to a like bar in endwise abutting engagement with their longitudinal grooves aligned, said coupling means including an inverted channel member capping one of the heads and extending endwise outwardly thereof for capping the other bar, said channel member being xed to one of the bars, and means for separably interlocking the channel member with the other bar.

9.A The structure dened in claim 6, further including a handle for each head, the handles being inverted channel members capping the head at one of their end portions, xed thereto and extending outwardly thereof.

10. The structure defined in claim 6, further including a bar having sliding interlocking engagement with the heads on one of their sides for edgewise supporting the matrices when lifted from the supporting means by the heads and the service bar and turned into a horizontal position.

GEORGE L. CURLE.

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